Did you Know? (Sunday, February 23, 2020)
There are two traditions about the location of the Mount of Transfiguration. One tradition identifies it as Mount Tabor, south of the region of Galilee, on the northern edge of […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, February 16, 2020)
There are two distinct ways people use the idea of God’s law: Natural law: principles that can be rationally drawn from the way things are: Gravity for example, or cause […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, February 9, 2020)
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, February 2, 2020)
The temple, at which Jesus was presented in Jerusalem, was a magnificent building. Solomon had it built in about 960 B.C., but it was completely destroyed by the Babylonians in […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, January 26, 2020)
The ministers of the Church are lay persons, bishops, priests and deacons. The ministry of lay person is to represent Christ and His Church; to bear witness to Him wherever […]
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Did You Know (Sunday, January 19, 2020)
Infants are baptized so that through union with Christ, they may share in the New Covent and become heirs of God’s redemption. Promises are made for them by their parents […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, January 12, 2020)
Baptism is the sacrament by which God unites us with Christ, adopts us as His children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, January 5, 2020)
In 253AD, St. Cyprian of Carthage wrote a letter to Fidus (an African Bishop) to challenge the then tradition of waiting eight days to baptize children. This letter, therefore, shows […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, December 29, 2019)
There is no evidence for the observance of Christmas Day on December 25 before 300 AD. In fact, the earliest record of December 25 as a church festival is in […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, December 22, 2019)
The angel, Gabriel, is mentioned only four times in the Bible. Twice he appeared to Daniel to teach him things beyond his comprehension, and in the New Testament, Gabriel announced […]